Grammar : Fifth Grade English Language Arts Worksheets
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Read the sentences. Underline the conjunction in each sentence, then put a comma in the correct place.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and clauses. Practice completing a few sentences with the correct coordinating conjunctions.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction joins two clauses to make one dependent on the other. Underline the subordinating conjunction in each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Conjunctions
Combine each pair of sentences using a subordinating conjunction from the word box. Practice combining a few sentences in this worksheet.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Conjunctions
An interjection is a word or a phrase that shows excitement or emotion. Use an exclamation mark if interjection shows very strong emotion.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Write a sentence using an interjection from the word box.(An interjection is a part of speech that conveys the emotion or feeling of the author).
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Make each sentence interesting and dramatic by rewriting the sentence using an interjection.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Underline a preposition in each sentence. There may be more than one preposition in each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Circle the prepositional phrase and underline the object of the preposition in each sentence. Then write a preposition on the line to complete each prepositional phrase.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Use the correct past tense or past participle form of the verb to rewrite each sentence on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Perfect Verb Tenses
Fill in the blank in each sentence with the proper form of the verb in the parenthesis.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Perfect Verb Tenses
Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Perfect Verb Tenses
Underline the perfect verb tenses in the sentences. Identify the type and then write present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Perfect Verb Tenses
Identify whether the underlined verbs in each sentence is a stative or dynamic verb.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Identify whether the verbs in the word bank are dynamic or stative.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Read the sentences carefully. Rewrite each sentence in the other two forms of verb.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Identify whether each sentence is written in a past, present, or future tense.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Present participle is the form of verb that is used in forming continuous tenses. Write X on the line if the sentence contains a present participle.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Draw a line under the linking verb in each of the sentences. Then choose the correct form of the linking verb from the parenthesis to complete each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Identify the verb tenses in each sentence. Rewrite each sentence that has an inappropriate shift in verb tense. If the tenses are correct, write 'correct sentence'.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
A verb tense must match the time when the verb's action takes place. Read and check the sentences for confusing shifts in tense.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Write the word (verb tense) from the parenthesis that correctly completes each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Read the passage carefully, and determine the main tense. Then underline the verbs that shift incorrectly from the main tense. Write the correct verb tense above.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Some conjunctions combine with other words to form a correlative conjunction. Underline the correlative conjunctions used in each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Correlative Conjunctions
Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the words or, nor, but also, or and.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Correlative Conjunctions
Read the sentences. Choose the pair of correlative conjunctions that best completes each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Correlative Conjunctions
Rewrite the sentences by placing the commas where needed. If a sentence does not need commas, write 'correct' on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Commas: Items in a Series
Find the sentence that has the correct usage of commas among each set of sentences. Then write its number on the lines.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Commas: Items in a Series
Read each pair of sentences. Rewrite each set into a single sentence with a series. Add commas where they are needed.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Commas: Items in a Series
Place a comma to divide the introductory word or phrase from the rest of the sentence. Then underline the introductory phrase.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Commas to Separate the Introductory Elements
Underline the introductory element in each sentence. Then place a comma where necessary.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Commas to Separate the Introductory Elements
A comma may be used to divide the introductory word/phrase of a sentence from the rest of the sentence. Practice using some of these to build sentences.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Commas to Separate the Introductory Elements
A direct address is when a speaker uses the name of a person whom he or she is speaking to. Rewrite each indirect statement as a quote that includes direct address.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Place commas where needed in each sentence and underline the noun of direct address.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Place a comma to set off the introductory words from the rest of the sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Use a comma to set off a tag question as an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Rewrite each sentence by placing commas in the correct place. Practice placing commas at the right place in this worksheet.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Read the sentences. Underline or use quotation marks wherever needed.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Titles in Text
Find the title or titles in the sentences. Underline or use the quotation marks wherever needed.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Titles in Text
Rewrite each title using correct capitalization on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Titles in Text
Spell and rewrite each word with the suffix -ant or-able correctly on the lines. Then sort out the words in the appropriate columns
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Write the “shun” word from the word bank next to its correct definition.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Use the word bank to unscramble the spelling words. Then write a sentence using any two words from the word bank.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Write er, ar, or, or re at the end to complete each spelling word.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Underline the correctly spelled word in each pair of spelling words.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Underline the correctly spelled word in each pair of spelling words.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Use descriptive language to expand the sentences and make them more interesting and meaningful. Rewrite each new sentence on the lines.
Category: Grammar Knowledge of Language Combine, Expand, and Reduce Sentences
Use the conjunction in the parenthesis to combine each pair of sentences. Write the new sentence on the lines.
Category: Grammar Knowledge of Language Combine, Expand, and Reduce Sentences
Reduce or pare down sentences, where appropriate, to make them more powerful.
Category: Grammar Knowledge of Language Combine, Expand, and Reduce Sentences
Circle the word which has almost the same meaning as the word in the box. Use the words in the text to understand the meaning.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Define Words and Phrases From Context Clues
Carefully read the small passage about Italy, paying close attention to the underlined words. Then complete the table with the required information.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Define Words and Phrases From Context Clues
Read each sentence carefully. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined words.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Define Words and Phrases From Context Clues
Match a word or ending in a rectangle box to the root in the square box to make a word. Refer a dictionary to ï¬nd the deï¬nition for each word and use it in your own sentence.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
Read each sentence. Use the table of Latin roots to write the meaning of each boldface word (unfamiliar word) on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
Underline the Latin root or Greek root in each word. Write the meaning of the root and word’s meaning in the designated columns. Then sort the words by the common roots.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
Match each word root word to its meaning. When you’re done, write three words that contain each root on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
Write all the words you can build by adding suffixes to the roots. Write suffixes or roots in the blanks to complete each word.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
Write all the words you can build by adding prefixes to the roots.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
Add a prefix and suffix to the root to build a new word. Write the words on the lines. Let's see how many words you can build!
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
Write the definition of the underlined word based on how it is used in the sentence. You might need to consult a dictionary.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Pronunciation and Meaning: Using Reference Materials
Consult the sample dictionary and thesaurus entries to answer the questions.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Pronunciation and Meaning: Using Reference Materials
Use a thesaurus to write a synonym to replace each underlined word and an antonym to replace each italicized word.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Pronunciation and Meaning: Using Reference Materials
Use the dictionary entries to answer the questions.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Pronunciation and Meaning: Using Reference Materials
Read and understand the simile. Answer the related questions and complete the web.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Similes and Metaphors
Read and understand each simile and metaphor. Then follow the directions.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Similes and Metaphors
Read the poem aloud. Then answer the questions that follow.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Similes and Metaphors
Write the figurative meaning of each idiom, then choose the correct meaning of each underlined idiom.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Complete each idiom. If you are unsure, make your best guess.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Use each idiom in a box to write a sentence. Then write the meaning of each sentence that you wrote.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Circle the correct word to complete each proverb and adage.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Match each proverb or adage in the first to its correct meaning in second column.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Complete the common proverbs and adages. Write the word from the word bank in the blank to complete each saying.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
The words written in every corner of each box are antonyms to the word in the middle. Read the words carefully, then write an antonym in the middle.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs
Match each word in the black column to its antonym in the white column.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs
Read the sentences. The bold words in parenthesis are the synonyms to the words in the word bank. Replace each boldface word with its synonym from the word bank.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs
Choose the correct meaning for the underlined homograph in each sentence.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs
Look at the definitions in each house. Write the matching key word from the word bank at the top of the house.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs
There are two meanings of each word in the word meaning bank. Find both the meanings for each word and write the letters of the definitions next to that word.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs
Choose the word that has a same meaning as the underlined word in each sentence.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Grade 5 Vocabulary Building
Match each word to its definition. You may need to consult a dictionary to complete this activity.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Grade 5 Vocabulary Building
Use a dictionary to write the definition of each character trait word. Then fill in the blanks using the correct character trait words from the list.
Category: Grammar Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Grade 5 Vocabulary Building
